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Sea of Thieves Beta Will Close Out January

The dates and times for the highly anticipated pirate adventure for PC and Xbox users are finally set in stone.

Sea of Thieves, the high seas adventure that will playable on potatoes, is going to need some rigorous testing to make sure it runs on the wide collection of PC configurations as the devs intend. The first major wave of that testing, a closed beta, is going down January 24 to January 29 and the development team has revealed the specific times that it will run.

The Sea of Thieves closed beta will run for five days, from 4 a.m. PST on January 24 to 12 a.m. PST on January 29. The experience in the beta is a bespoke creation from Rare that will serve as a taste of what the full game will offer. As far as access goes, anyone that signed up for the Sea of Thieves Insider Program before December 1 and anyone that pre-orders will be able to participate.

Good news for content creators: The closed beta is not covered by an NDA. Streaming, videos, clips, screenshots and all are fair game. Information on downloading the beta client can be found on the game's FAQ.

Charles Singletary

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Charles’ gaming origins began with the NES, evolved with the Sega Genesis, but completely spiraled into chaos with the original PlayStation. Front Mission 3, Final Fantasy VII, and Final Fantasy Tactics all changed his life and lit the path that ushered him into writing about games. He’s freelanced across various publications including Motherboard and ZAM, discusses games bi-weekly on the Coins 2 Continue podcast, and considers himself incredibly lucky to have a home with Shacknews where he can continue to write about the industry that shaped him.